Sarband

From Time Out Dubai Eating Out 2011

Tucked neatly at the back of the Aviation Club, this Iranian restaurant has a charming majlis outdoor seating area (tables too if you’re not a fan of sitting cross-legged). Service can be lazily slow at times but the waiters know their kebabs and are quite friendly. Try the doogh – a yoghurt soda with spices – a refreshing drink that went down nicely with the complimentary salad and crusty flatbread that was brought to our table. Appetisers are delicious and sets high expectations for the mains that unfortunately disappoint.

The king prawn kebabs has a rather bland marination and tasted an awful lot like chicken. For a prawn dish that costs close to a Dhs100, you’d expect it to, at the very least, taste of prawns. The lamb ‘bareh rish’ cutlets are better, with a good texture, but not particularly memorable. There are traditional desserts but if you opt for the crème brulee on the menu, you'll absolutely love it but also be presented a separate bill for it from the Japanese restaurant next door, which is where it came from. Sarband serves up slightly above average Persian fare, with prices that just don’t add up.
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marry Mar 09, 2013 03:50 pm

Would you go back to this restaurant? no

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Last night I had the worste Perisan dinner in my life in this restaurant. The outside of the kebab masti was burnd ad the inside was raw. The waitors was rude and did not know how to handle the customers. The whole dinners were overprices while the quality was the worst in whole UAE. I won't go there anymore even if their meal would be offered for free.

Shima Aug 13, 2012 11:03 am

Would you go back to this restaurant? yes

Best for: Family friendly

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it is the best Iranian restaurant in Dubai. the food is excellent. the price also. I tried a lot of Iranian restaurant but Sarband is really special.

Shahrm Aug 12, 2012 04:52 am

Would you go back to this restaurant? yes

Best for: Business lunch

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Friendly staff, quick service, food was good (apart from minced beaf kebabs which could be better in taste with less fat), reasonable price. The A/C needs to be little bit improved.

tasnim khan Jul 23, 2010 11:52 am

Would you go back to this restaurant? no

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Got a Room service delivery from this restaurant. Awful dry kababs, both chicken and beef. Beef was chewy and tasteless. Rice did not look fresh and was unappetizing. Dont bother with this place..not worth the money

James Jun 28, 2009 01:03 pm

Would you go back to this restaurant? no

Best for: Business lunch

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I didn't like the overpriced tea - Lipton is 45 Dhs a pot!
The rest of the food looked somewhat unappetizing.
It's too hot outside to eat there during summers so seating indoors is a better option. Dodgy service and terribly overpriced.